Really Really need help with Hatching Brine Shrimp

[DeniseAndy]

Found a pic. The airline goes into the bottom when active. This one shows the rigid airline, but I actually hook the airline into the ball valve directly now.

 

[malira]

Found a pic. The airline goes into the bottom when active. This one shows the rigid airline, but I actually hook the airline into the ball valve directly now.

I like the hanging idea. I hadn't thought of that.

 

[jaws789832]

I bought mine from florida-aqua-farms.com . I have had them in the fridge for about 3 years now and still get a great hatch rate. I also decapsulate mine before hatching so maybe that helps. Its pretty simple to do plus when done you can feed the eggs directly to the tank without even hatching. I tried raising them to adults but like was said it isn't worth it. Out of thousands of baby brine you might get 10 that make it. I don't think selcon is a food is it? Its more of a vitamin supplement. I used (and still do to enrich the baby brine a bit) DT's phyto to feed them. It usually takes 36 to 48 hours for them to hatch but that is with no heat at all. I do keep it lit with a little LED light though. I pour just enough DT's in there to turn the water a tinge of green. If I don't use the brine right away I keep putting DT's until its all the brine are fed. I usually make about 1/2 teaspoon at a time to hatch and feed about half of this at a time. Heres the batch I have right now, they have been in there about30 hours now so tonight I will feed half then tomorrow the other half then I will make some more next week.

That's by blackworm tank next to it

 

[malira]

I bought mine from florida-aqua-farms.com . I have had them in the fridge for about 3 years now and still get a great hatch rate. I also decapsulate mine before hatching so maybe that helps. Its pretty simple to do plus when done you can feed the eggs directly to the tank without even hatching. I tried raising them to adults but like was said it isn't worth it. Out of thousands of baby brine you might get 10 that make it. I don't think selcon is a food is it? Its more of a vitamin supplement. I used (and still do to enrich the baby brine a bit) DT's phyto to feed them. It usually takes 36 to 48 hours for them to hatch but that is with no heat at all. I do keep it lit with a little LED light though. I pour just enough DT's in there to turn the water a tinge of green. If I don't use the brine right away I keep putting DT's until its all the brine are fed. I usually make about 1/2 teaspoon at a time to hatch and feed about half of this at a time. Heres the batch I have right now, they have been in there about30 hours now so tonight I will feed half then tomorrow the other half then I will make some more next week.
That's by blackworm tank next to it

My friend says his hatches in just over 8 hours. I wonder how. I need to see which eggs he's using.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I like the hanging idea. I hadn't thought of that.

It was more of a convenience for space, but I like it since then I do not have to have the stands. I do have a dedicated fish room though. Just FYI.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Man, I am an idiot, sorry, I meant mine take 2-3 days to hatch. That is 48-72 hours. I was totally out in space there when I said 24-36. I was having 12 hour days. Not sure what planet I am from.

 

[shrimpgal]

Bet its your ph
You need to check your PH brine shrimp like a high ph 8.2 - 9
Light on 24/7 High airation

 

[malira]

Bet its your ph
You need to check your PH brine shrimp like a high ph 8.2 - 9
Light on 24/7 High airation

My normal tank ph is 8 to 8.2. How do I raise?

 

[Damon]

Bet its your ph
You need to check your PH brine shrimp like a high ph 8.2 - 9
Light on 24/7 High airation

Hmm.. I will check my ph also.. Just baking soda or soda ash if not high enough?

 

[malira]

Hmm.. I will check my ph also.. Just baking soda or soda ash if not high enough?

That's why on the videos they add a pinch of baking soda. They say it's to stabilize the Ph but it's to raise it.

 

[Damon]

That's why on the videos they add a pinch of baking soda. They say it's to stabilize the Ph but it's to raise it.

Ah.. That makes sense.. Let me go throw a pinch in there..

I picked up my spirulina powder today also.. So I'm hopeful once again thanks to you guys..

 

[Paul B]

I hatch mine in old seawater at room temperature. They start hatching in about 36 hours. I don't feed them but when I used to grow them I fed them only dry years like you bake with. I have been hatching them every day since me and Noah used to use them to feed the barnacles under his Ark

 

[malira]

I hatch mine in old seawater at room temperature. They start hatching in about 36 hours. I don't feed them but when I used to grow them I fed them only dry years like you bake with. I have been hatching them every day since me and Noah used to use them to feed the barnacles under his Ark

That's funny.

Thanks, I started hatching more but still not where I want it to be, but enough.

The issue is the dragonet hasn't really found the feeder. It's been over a week. I might need to box him in with the feeder. Kind of force him to eat from it.

 

[ModernReefMadness]

Did a bit of reading somewhere else.... Someone who has been hatching and using brine shrimp as food for saltwater fish for 40+yrs mentioned that using RO/DI water significantly reduced their hatch rate over standard tap water, but that the hatch rate could be recovered by adding 1/4tsp of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) per liter of water in your hatchery.